The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8318

8318. Childling of a Maiden Bright

1 Childling of a maiden bright
Life today hath brought to light;
And hath put the prince of night
With his flock of fiends to flight:
Christus natus hodie.

2 Whoso aught hath done amiss,
And it rue him sore for this,
Mary’s Babe will shrive iwis,
Gentle as a Lamb He is:
Miserere, Domine.

3 He at Bethlehem was born,
Salem gave Him crown of thorn,
Life of want and death of scorn—
All for love of man forlorn.
Ergo benedicite.

4 On this Infant may we call,
Born for man in oxen stall;
He vouchsafes us bliss withal
In His everlasting hall.
Cum Maria Virgine.

Text Information

• First Line: Childling of a maiden bright
• Title: Childling of a Maiden Bright
• Meter: 77.774
• Language: English
• Source: 14th century Latin, in Thesaurus Hymnologicus by Hermann Adalbert Daniel, 1841-55; Tr.: Cowley Carol Book (rev. and enl. ed.) by George R. Woodward (London: A. R. Mowbray, 1922), alt.
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: WÜRTTEMBURG
• Composer: Johann Rosenmüller, 1610-1684
• Meter: 77.774
• Key: E Major
• Copyright: Public Domain